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Abstract

This paper embarks on the evolution of green economy approach to support the increasing
food commodity expenses by adapting Solar Photovoltaic (PV) as the suitable renewable
energy technology for Natural Resource Management (NRM). The crops for cash trend and
continuously decreasing market price in solar technologies are highlighted with strong effort
by Malaysian Government through Renewable Energy (RE) policy and National Key Economy
Area (NKEA). Reviews on the benefits of solar dryer technologies in crop production and agrobusiness
are presented with highlights on high value herbal crops (HVHc) and some potentials
of high-performance solar dryer technology.